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On [[2528|December 5, 2528]], at the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the UNSC Marine Corps.<ref>[https://twitter.com/HaloWaypoint/status/408611799164940288 '''Twitter''': ''Halo Waypoint - Today In Halo'']</ref> The night before he had to report to the UNSC for the first time, his father and uncle Lou threw him a going away party at the [[Leeward's]] dive bar. It resulted in him still being intoxicated when he reported to the recruiter's office the next day.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 103'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Upon enlisting, he trained at several training facilities at [[Earth]] and [[Reach]].<ref name="waypoint"/> In sniper school, Buck earned the top marks of his class.<ref name="nb26">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 26-29'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After the [[Covenant]] [[Fall of Madrigal|invaded]] [[Madrigal]] in [[2528]], Buck was deployed to assist in its defense.<ref name="lootcrate2"/> At an unspecified date following his enlistment, Buck participated in [[Operation: ABLE SENTRY]], a force reconnaissance mission to prepare the way for [[Operation: PHALANX]], which was involved the evacuation of civilians and observation of enemy invasion patterns on [[Circinius IV]].<ref name="H5GLtd"/><ref group="note">A precise date is never given for Operation: ABLE SENTRY. It may have occurred at any point during the war, and might have | On [[2528|December 5, 2528]], at the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the UNSC Marine Corps.<ref>[https://twitter.com/HaloWaypoint/status/408611799164940288 '''Twitter''': ''Halo Waypoint - Today In Halo'']</ref> The night before he had to report to the UNSC for the first time, his father and uncle Lou threw him a going away party at the [[Leeward's]] dive bar. It resulted in him still being intoxicated when he reported to the recruiter's office the next day.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 103'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Upon enlisting, he trained at several training facilities at [[Earth]] and [[Reach]].<ref name="waypoint"/> In sniper school, Buck earned the top marks of his class.<ref name="nb26">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 26-29'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After the [[Covenant]] [[Fall of Madrigal|invaded]] [[Madrigal]] in [[2528]], Buck was deployed to assist in its defense.<ref name="lootcrate2"/> At an unspecified date following his enlistment, Buck participated in [[Operation: ABLE SENTRY]], a force reconnaissance mission to prepare the way for [[Operation: PHALANX]], which was involved the evacuation of civilians and observation of enemy invasion patterns on [[Circinius IV]].<ref name="H5GLtd"/><ref group="note">A precise date is never given for Operation: ABLE SENTRY. It may have occurred at any point during the war following the planet's initial [[Battle of Circinius IV|invasion]] in [[2526]], and might have even begun before Buck enlisted in the UNSC.</ref> | ||
Buck would serve in many more battles throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], including the [[Harvest campaign]].<ref name="squad"/> During this campaign, Buck and his unit were posted at the ruins of the capital city of [[Utgard]] and he was later commended for his actions during the Liberation of [[Harvest]]. While at Utgard he was part of [[Operation: ASTUTE TIGER]], which revolved around the placement of ADMs at predicted Covenant landing zones during a UNSC evacuation.<ref name="H5GLtd"/><ref group="note">"ADMs" could refer to either atomic demolition munitions or area denial munitions.</ref> | Buck would serve in many more battles throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], including the [[Harvest campaign]].<ref name="squad"/> During this campaign, Buck and his unit were posted at the ruins of the capital city of [[Utgard]] and he was later commended for his actions during the Liberation of [[Harvest]]. While at Utgard he was part of [[Operation: ASTUTE TIGER]], which revolved around the placement of ADMs at predicted Covenant landing zones during a UNSC evacuation.<ref name="H5GLtd"/><ref group="note">"ADMs" could refer to either atomic demolition munitions or area denial munitions.</ref> | ||